ANKARA: A plane carrying Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez made an emergency landing in Turkiye on Sunday evening following technical problems, the government in Madrid said, confirming media reports.
Sanchez was on the way to neighboring Armenia for a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) when the incident happened.
“The Spanish delegation will spend the night in Ankara before resuming their journey to Armenia in the morning,” said a statement from the Spanish government.
It did not give any details on the nature of the technical problem.
European leaders are gathering in the Armenian capital Yerevan for the EPC meeting, which starts Monday.
